Tag: Talmud
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Hatred, Holiness and the Image of God
A Pre-Tisha b’Av lecture for the Haberman Institute For Jewish Studies July 30, 2025
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October 7 Day of Learning
This is a shiur on Mishnah Brachot chapter 4 about the kind of anavah/spiritual humility we can cultivate through our actions and how we show up for and with one another. It was given on October 7, 2024 for My Jewish Learning. Follow along with the source sheet here.
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Starting From the Same Beginner’s Mind
This teaching appeared as part of Hot Off The Shtender, a series of teachings from SVARA fellows. Starting From The Same Beginner’s Mind
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The Heart Knows the Bitterness Of Its Soul: Experience As An Integral Expression of Holiness
With the marking of Rosh Chodesh Elul this week, the Jewish tradition invites us into the holiest months of the year. It’s a time for personal introspection and stock-taking, a time to ask ourselves about the people we want to be in the new year. This Elul is particularly significant…
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Coming Close To God: A Reflection on Pesachim 98
A version of this piece was originally published as part of My Jewish Learning’s daf yomi page of the day Talmud project. On today’s daf, the Talmud is deep in the weeds of a continuing discussion about when, how and by whom the Passover sacrifice must be brought. What…
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Memory and Moving Forward: A Reflection on Purim 5781
A version of this piece was originally published by SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. Today, I remember. I remember vividly the all-consuming sadness I felt last Purim, as the sun was setting and my celebratory seudah was ending, the last event I attended with a large Jewish community. I…
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The Importance of Hallel on Passover A Reflection on Pesachim 95
This piece was originally published as part of My Jewish Learning’s Daf Yomi page of the day Talmud project. Today’s daf opens with a Mishnah. “MISHNA: What is the difference between the Paschal lamb offered on the first Pesaḥ and the Paschal lamb offered on the second Pesaḥ? On…
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ELI Talk: We All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah
Rabbi Tuchman delivered an ELI Talk We All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah in which she offers a new paradigm for understanding the religious import of including all within our sacred spaces.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 